Well personally I don’t think I have that much to offer, though of course you never know. I also don’t think it’s a question of contribution either, because whatever you have contributed stays, it’s what you may still have to give that counts. This is why we get so upset when younger people die, especially if they’ve shown some special talent and ability that was promising for the future.
So in my case I’m taking a plane in a few hours, and if it crashes I’m pretty sure some of my friends and family would be sad. Above all my daughter, but she already misses me as it is, and she’d only find out years from now. It might actually make her pain more bearable, I don’t know. But I’m pretty sure I still have a lot to offer her.
Other than that, my director at the theatre would need to find a last-minute replacement, and my dad would not be able to count on my help anymore, but he’s been working a lot himself recently. But let’s face it, if I were to die suddenly, this would be as good a time as any. Honestly, I don’t think it would be such a great disaster after all.